Simulation

Within the healthcare system there are three main uses of simulations, education, assessment, and research. Simulations in education allow students to have practice in between learning the material in class, and trying it out in clinical's. It is one more step to enhance their skills, and ensure the patients safety. Simulations in assessment work in a similar way. The students will demonstrate their skills beyond a typical written test. They demonstrate their competency through realistic action. Research simulations are different than the previous two, because these are done through constructive, or computer based, simulations. This means that nobody interacts with it. Instead the scenario is set up with all of the details that they are trying to test, and then it plays out on its own. This is a very low risk way to research medicine and disease because no animals or patients are involved. This is just a basic overview, but if you like more information I encourage you to visit th...

Learners learn through all of their senses, therefore the more hands on the better the learning outcome. https://blog.mclabs.com/t-tof-7-benefits-of-incorporating-hands-on-learning-into-your-classroom-training This is a link to a short list of reasons why hands on learning is important if you want to read more. The summarized version is that it increases retention, increases engagement, allows for instant feedback, allows extra practice, alleviates risk, accommodates different learning styles, and it improves problem solving skills. Because there are multiple different types of simulations, all of these important aspects of hands on learning can be accomplished through them. Simulations allow the possibility of practicing real life situations, prior to them happening. Because it is applicable to their life they will be engaged with the content, also raising the amount of information they will retain. They can receive feedback from their trainer, and run through the simulation aga...